US2857839A - Branding implement - Google Patents

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United States Patent O BRANDING IMPLEMENT Jack B. Jamieson, Lebanon, Oreg. Application May 27, 1954, Serial No. 432,722

2 Claims. (Cl. 101-30) This invention relates timbers and logs and paint to the brand.

The main object of this invention is to provide a branding implement, by means of which the operator whose duty it is to apply the brand may do so easily and in a very attractive manner in which a brand will not be easily defaced, or erased, or otherwise obscured.

The second object is to provide a branding implement which will be economical in the use of paint and in the time required for loading, and avoiding the necessity of cleaning away the excess paint as is commonly necessary in existing methods.

I accomplish these and other objects in the manner set forth in the following specifications as illustrated in the accompanying drawing, in which- Fig. 1 is a plan of the implement showing the middle portion broken away in longitudinal section.

Fig. 2 is a section taken along the line 2-2 in Fig. 1.

Fig. 3 is a fragmentary section showing the contact with the log.

Fig. 4 is a section taken along the line 4-4 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a plan of a representative form of brand as it appears on the end of a log.

Referring in detail to the drawing there is shown a hammer body having a cylindrical cavity 11 formed therein, which acts as a magazine for paint. The body 10 has a boss 12 formed around the side thereof, into which is threaded a tubular handle 13 on the end of which is threaded a cap 14 through which extends the shank 15 of the handle 16.

The reduced end 17 of the shank extends into the tubular handle 13 and has formed on the end thereof a hexagonal tip 18 for turning Allen screws. The body 10 has a somewhat enlarged head 19 in which is slidably mounted a shank 28 having a iange 21, whose face 22 does not engage the face 23 of the recess 24 made for the flange 21.

The brand consists of a disk 25, which is held against the flange 21 by means of the screws 26. The brand itself in this case is comprised of the letters 27 which are united to form an H and a K.

Extending through the head 19 are the ducts 28 which extend from the end 29 to the valve seat 30 at one end of the cavity 11. On the shank is mounted a valve element 31 which engages the valve seat 30 and covers the ducts 28.

The valve element 31 has a cylindrical end 32 on which is placed a spring 33 into Whose upper end is Inserted the stem 34 of the plug 35 whose threaded end generally to the branding of particularly to the application of ICC 2 36 is threaded into the end 37 of the body 10. The plug 3S is provided with a ilange 38 and a sealing washer 39. The scraper blade 40 is formed along one side of the body 10 and is used in clearing oil the dirt and sap before applying the brand.

The operation of the device is as follows: The user of the implement irst is careful to be sure that there is a supply of paint in the cavity 11, which he can do by removing the plug 35 or the cap 14. He then scrapes away any loose material from the place where the brand is to be applied by using the scraper blade 40 and then turns the body 10 so that the brand element 27 faces the timber 41 and strikes a blow hard enough to drive the brand element 27 into the timber 41 as far as desired. The spring 33, tending to hold the body 1.0 and flange 21 apart, is now overcome by the momentum of the body 10 and a blow is struck against the flange 21 and finally imparted to the brand 27 itself.

Now, it will be noted in Fig. 3 at this time the innermost ends of the ducts 28 are uncovered, permitting sprays of paint 42 to be ejected from the ducts 28, forming arrows or pointers 43 radially around the brand 27 itself, making the brand not only easy to find but easy to identify and not easily altered, and this with the expenditure of the minimum amount of time and without smearing up the truck and other equipment with the paint normally applied by hand.

I claim:

1. A branding hammer comprised of a head having a paint cavity formed therein, a tubular handle extending from said body withthe interior of said handle communicating with said cavity, a shank slidably mounted on one end of said body extending into said cavity, said `shank having a flange on the outer end thereof, a disk secured to said flange and constituting a support for a branding element, a valve seat at one end of said cavity around said shank, said body having outlet ducts extending from said cavity, a valve element mounted on said shank normally closing said ducts, a spring urging said valve element toward a closed position, a plug forming a closure for the cavity in said body and engaging the outer end of said spring, said ducts discharging quantities of paint from said cavity when said body is struck against an object to be branded.

2. The hammer as described in claim l characterized by having a brand formed on a flange and said ange being secured by means of screws to said shank.

References Cited in the tile of this patent UNITED STATES PATENTS 1,262,826 Mitchell Apr. 16, 1918 1,641,143 Allen Sept. 6, 1927 1,890,192 Pfeiter Dec. 6, 1932 2,152,274 Papazian Mar. 28, 1939 2,264,632 Gerlitzki Dec. 2, 1941 2,466,293 Alcamo Apr. 5, 1949 2,582,854 Smith Jan. 15, 1952 2,681,003 Rossi et al. June 15, 1954 FOREIGN PATENTS 151,338 Austria June 15, 1937 873,844 Germany Apr. 16, 1953 904,540 Germany Dec. 4, 1951

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